The Center for Fiction, founded in 1820 as the Mercantile Library, has announced the February 2012 debut of The Crime Fiction Academy an ongoing program that will be exclusively dedicated to crime writing in all its forms. Students accepted into the program will be taught by successful practitioners of the genre, including workshop leaders and teachers Megan Abbott, Lawrence Block, Lee Child, Thomas H. Cook, Linda Fairstein, Susan Isaacs, Dennis Lehane, Laura Lippman, Joyce Carol Oates, SJ Rozan, Jonathan Santlofer, Karin Slaughter and more.
CFA's curriculum includes a 14-week writing workshop, a monthly Master Class, a crime fiction reading seminar and special lectures and discussions with editors and agents. All classes, workshops, and lectures will take place in the evening at 17 E 47th Street in Manhattan. Students may enroll for one term, but a year-long commitment is suggested to take full advantage of the program. Admission is limited and competitive and is based on work samples. CFA will be accepting applications, beginning in November 2011 for the term beginning in February 2012. For more information, visit www.centerforfiction.org/crimefiction.
